PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
611 PM MDT SAT MAR 14 2009

...SPRING ARRIVES ON FRIDAY MARCH 20...

THE SPRING SEASON OFFICIALLY ARRIVES ON FRIDAY MARCH 20 AT 544 AM
MDT AND WILL END ON SATURDAY JUNE 20. HERE IS A LOOK AT THE
SPRING NORMALS FOR BILLINGS. ALL TEMPERATURES ARE IN DEGREES
FAHRENHEIT AND ALL PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS ARE IN INCHES. NORMALS
ARE 30 YEAR AVERAGES CALCULATED FROM 1971 TO 2000.


...BILLINGS...


MARCH 20 - MARCH 31

AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE   49.8
AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE    28.3
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE        39.1
AVERAGE PRECIPITATION      0.44
AVERAGE SNOWFALL           3.6


APRIL 1 - APRIL 30

AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE   57.5
AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE    34.7
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE        46.1
AVERAGE PRECIPITATION      1.74
AVERAGE SNOWFALL           7.6


MAY 1 - MAY 31

AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE   67.4
AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE    44.0
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE        55.7
AVERAGE PRECIPITATION      2.48
AVERAGE SNOWFALL           1.8


JUNE 1 - JUNE 20

AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE   75.8
AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE    50.7
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE        63.3
AVERAGE PRECIPITATION      1.46
AVERAGE SNOWFALL           TRACE


MARCH 20 - JUNE 20

AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE   63.7
AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE    40.2
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE        51.9
AVERAGE PRECIPITATION      6.13
AVERAGE SNOWFALL           13.3

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